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Completed Phase 2 Interventional

Safety and Tolerability of VK2809 in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02927184

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Official title

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess The Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of VK2809 Administered for 12 Weeks Followed by a 4-Week Off-Drug Phase in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Brief summary

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This study will investigate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of VK2809 in lowering LDL-C and liver fat content in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver disease. The primary efficacy endpoint is percent change from baseline LDL-C at the end of the treatment period (Week 12). Secondary endpoints include effects on liver fat content and other liver and lipid markers, as well as effects on safety and tolerability, and pharmacokinetic (PK) measurements.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02927184
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Lead sponsor
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry
Enrollment
59 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Sep 28, 2016 (Actual)
Primary completion
Mar 26, 2019 (Actual)
Completion
Mar 26, 2019 (Actual)
Last update posted
Apr 26, 2021

2016 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
19
U.S. states
10
U.S. cities
16
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Radiant Research, Inc. Chandler Arizona 85224 —
SC Clinical Research Garden Grove California 92844 —
ACTCA Los Angeles California — —
Catalina Research Institute Montclair California 91763 —
North America Research, Inc Pomona California 91767 —
Orange County Research Center Tustin California 92780 —
Research Institute of South Florida Miami Florida 33173 —
Research Institute of South Florida Miami Florida — —
Avant Research Associates, LLC Crowley Louisiana 70526 —
HCI- MetroMedic Walk-in New Bedford Massachusetts 02740 —
HCI- MetroMedic Walk-in New Bedford Massachusetts — —
Flint Clinical Research, PLLC Flint Michigan 48503 —
Mid Hudson Medical Hopewell Junction New York 12533 —
CHEAR Center, LLC The Bronx New York 10459 —
Wake Research Associcates, LLC. Raleigh North Carolina 27612 —
Avant Research Beaumont Texas 77702 —
Clinical Trials of Texas, INC San Antonio Texas 78229 —
Radiant Research, Inc. San Antonio Texas 78229 —
Wasatch Clinical Research, LLC Salt Lake City Utah 84107 —

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